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Jim Boeheim is back: Leave a message for the Orange head coach

(Dennis Nett/The Post Standard 2015)

Jim Boeheim officially came back on the Syracuse University men's basketball watch at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday morning.

Mike Hopkins handed the keys back to Boeheim after a 74-73 overtime loss to Clemson. He was 4-5 (0-3 in ACC play) in Boeheim's absence.

"It's going to be great to have coach Boeheim back and have the program get back to normalcy,'' Hopkins said Tuesday night. "I know we're excited about that.''

Boeheim has been serving a nine-game NCAA suspension since back in early-December.

Boeheim has a tall task ahead of him as the first game back is a match up with No.